The Sam and Clara Grubaugh family reunion will be held on Sunday, July 1, in the pavilion at Rogier Park on West Fillmore Street in Vandalia.
The reunion will include a noon potluck.
All family members and friends are invited.

The ExxonMobil Annuitants Club met on Thursday, May 31, at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Vandalia for its monthly meeting and luncheon.
The pledge of allegiance was followed with Brock Fisher giving the prayer before the meal. After the meal, President Dean Black welcomed everyone, including guests.
Elloise Black introduced to the group the guest speaker, Lynn Gartke, program director for the Center for Senior Renewal. Gartke gave an outline of all the services that they have to offer at the center.

In Answer to Inquiries…
…Betsy, the Longhorn, and her “pen pals” (the Bartels’ girl, Geneva; “Red,” the rebel, and the two youngsters, Minny and Mosia ) are doing fine, contentedly grazing, chewing their cud, napping and switching each other’s backs with their tails for fly control.
Their pasture is on the east side of the lane. The cows on the west side of the lane belong to our neighbor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, June 7
• St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• The Wheatland Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m., home of Sandra Lovett.
Saturday, June 9
• The Altamont Lions Club is hosting a fishing rodeo from 8 a.m.-noon for children through the age of 14 at the Glen Mathis Lake, which is two miles east of Altamont on U.S Route 40. See other info following the announcements.

Wild Birds
Last week’s column about the wild birds brought forth several comments from bird watchers. It seems many Fayette County residents provide feeding stations, birdhouses and nesting materials for the little feathered critters.
Return of the Quail
The first year we lived here, there was a family of little quail that lived at the north end of the lane. We would sometimes see the little family as we were driving out of the lane. The little ones followed their mother, and we enjoyed them so much.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, May 31
• Exxon/Mobil Annuitants, noon, Vandalia Ponderosa.
Friday, June 1
• This is the entry deadline for all 4-H show projects
Monday, June 4
• The St. Elmo City Council, 7 p.m., Phillips Building.
Tuesday, June 5
• Friendly Neighbors, potluck at noon, Phillips Building.
• The Summer Reading Program starts at the St. Elmo Public Library.
• The Council of Catholic Women, 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Hall.
Wednesday, June 6

Serving in Africa
Kristofer Reynolds left for Botswana, Africa, on Friday and will return on May 26. This is to plan for his unit’s four-week annual training in July and August.
While they are there, they will be building and repairing a road.
Weekend Guests/Visitors
Weekend guests of Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter were Mitch, Gretchen and Owen Harpster of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Mahala Harpster of Gray Summit, Mo.